Geographic variation in asymmetric competition: A case study with two larval anuran species

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2102-2111

  Gómez Mestre, Iván ^a   Tejedo, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Amphibians; Bufo; Geographic mosaic model; Geographic variation; Interspecific competition; Intraspecific competition; Local adaptation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO BUFO; BUFO CALAMITA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037800364     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2102:GVIACA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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